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Re: Teams to Watch (or not) for the Next Two Weeks

Re: Teams to Watch (or not) for the Next Two Weeks

Originally Posted by Dwayne From Minden

Based on RPIs I really only see the Belt getting one team

I don't disagree, but the committee seems to like history so if Lafayette wins the tournament Coastal might get an at large. I don't think it will be Lafayette getting an at large. That's why I put the ? mark.

Re: Teams to Watch (or not) for the Next Two Weeks

They deserve it, much more than last year when they should have gotten the spot over Lafayette.

Either McNeese or SLU may end up missing out while both deserve to go.

Originally Posted by PawDawg

McNeese is 4-10 vs Top 50 and 5-5 last 10

SLU is 8-5 vs. Top 50 and 9-1 last 10

SLU has a much better chance at an at large. McNeese is similar to where D'80s NSU was last year.

So, based on those two statements from you, you think NSU deserved to go to the playoffs last year. Heck, I never said that.

In an effort to be fair to Burr (who I have questioned his hiring based on his pedigree as a HC) I stated NSU was hovering around in the RPI range last year to be considered to be "on the bubble" prior to the SLC Tourney. They went 0-2 in the tourney and was obviously eliminated from further consideration.

But, you and a couple of others, have removed even that tidbit from Burr's pedigree. So, I ask again, based on what he did as HC prior to coming here, what did Burr do to deserve being hired by Tech? Answer the effing question. You won't answer it. Dawg06 won't answer it. No one, NOT A SINGLE PERSON has made a case for his hiring. No way should this team be 16-11 in CUSA play. We should be more like 20-7 right now, and maybe a game or two better than that. Burr has bungled along, much like he did at NSU, being a mediocre team when they had more talent than that.

So, thanks to you and Dawg06 for helping to make my case for me. I think he was hired for the simple reason, and no other reason, he was at Tommy Mac's precious NSU and he wanted to help out a NSU coach to move up. I said last year if we were interested in a Louisiana coach we should go after Matt Riser at SLU. Has a short, but very successful, career as a HC. But, if you think Burr was a good hire, fine, present the evidence.

I HOPE Burr turns out to be a good hire. But, that's not the question now. It is: what made him a good hire based on his record at NSU as HC?